ABOUT THE WORKSHOPS

The VII Gallery will be hosting a series of workshops this fall geared toward pro-am and pro photographers as well as videographers. The workshops are free, thanks to the generous support of Canon USA.

Fifteen participants will be selected to participate upon a portfolio review. To be considered, please submit a short bio (in the email) and a web link to your portfolio, or no more than 20 low-res images (1024@72 dpi), to: submissions@viiphoto.com, by the deadline provided below. Please include "Workshop Submission" in the subject line and specify which workshop you are applying for. Selected participants must be available for the full two days, from 10am-6pm.

The workshops will take place at the VII Gallery at 28 Jay Street, Brooklyn, New York (F-York).www.viiphoto.com

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ANTONIN KRATOCHVIL

Editing Workshop

September 20 - 21, 2010
Deadline for submissions: Closed

Antonin Kratochvil has an international reputation for his individual style of story-telling whose power comes from emotional association as much as journalistic description. Antonin will demonstrate his edit process in some of his own stills and video stories and will lead the workshop through editing exercises in their own work. Participants will see their work with a fresh eye and will learn to edit in a more fluid expressive style.

This intense two-day workshop will explore the multi-faceted approaches to photojournalism and help guide participants on their own path. Discussions will include what is required of a photojournalist, not just in the field but also organizing workflow, developing a marketing plan and publishing your images.

Developing a personal sensitivity and visual style will be discussed and Haviv will encourage participants to work using instinct rather than formula. These discussions will help develop each student's individual narrative direction. The workshop will combine lectures, portfolio reviews, a thematic assignment, and editing sessions. Haviv will also share his own work and experience as a photojournalist.

In two short days, Haviv will help you understand the reality of photojournalism today and share his tips on what it takes to cover the world. You will leave with a clearer understanding of what it takes and be well along the way to defining your personal path forward in the world of photography.

Christopher Morris’ eclectic career has embraced conflict photography, political coverage, portraiture and fashion. For each he has shaped a distinctive visual style and most recently his embrace of video has led to a new phase of invention. Christopher will lead the workshop through the process of working in several platforms simultaneously and learning to see afresh in each. He will demonstrate his assignment process, which typically includes shooting stills in color while simultaneously shooting mono video from which he can subsequently edit stills for additional markets.

Ed Kashi has been on the A list of visual story–tellers for over two decades, and with the creation of Talking Eyes Media with wife and partner Julie Winokur, he put himself at the forefront of photographers using video as an integral part of contemporary documentary practice. In this workshop Ed and Julie will share stills and video work made using the Canon 5D Mark II, discuss how different shots are made, methods for stabilizing the image, dealing with external audio, approaches to shooting in this hybrid mode, pitfalls and challenges. Ed and Julie will share some of their multimedia work and review the work of participants. Participants must have made at least one multimedia piece and have something to show, ideally, including a new project or work in progress requiring feedback.

On October 24th and 25th, Ron Haviv discussed what it was like to be a photojournalist working in today's tough environment. VII would like to acknowledge the support of CanonUSA for this workshop,…Continue

On September 20th and 21st, Antonin Kratochvil teamed up with John Santerre at the VII Gallery to demonstrate editing processes in both stills and videos. VII would like to acknowledge the support of…Continue

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The Video Journalism workshop with Ed Kashi and Julie Winokur's exposed me to the diverse and innovative work of fellow students. I left the weekend inspired to make more, better work with specific goals in mind to improve my visual storytelling skills. Thank you so much to VII and Canon for putting these workshops on. I can see them evolving into a sought after opportunity to incubate talent and good ideas.